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March 26, 2024

Bassirou Diomaye Faye emerges as Senegal's next president after contentious election cycle

Opposition-backed political newcomer Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, has been elected president of Senegal, set to succeed incumbent Macky Sall.

March 26, 2024

Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult

Kenya's government began returning to relatives the exhumed bodies of more than 400 members of a doomsday cult; leader of the cult is accused of asking followers to starve themselves.

March 26, 2024

Top Ethiopian bank recoups 80% of losses after 'glitch' let customers withdraw money they didn't have

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia — the East African country's largest — claims to have recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during an apparent system glitch.

March 26, 2024

Nigeria sentences Chinese national to death for girlfriend's murder

A Nigerian court sentenced Frank Geng-Quangrong to death on Tuesday after convicting him of killing his girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, in 2022.

March 26, 2024

7 soldiers in Chad killed in explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists

An explosive device detonated during a patrol in Chad, killing seven soldiers. The government suspects Boko Haram extremists from Nigeria, officials say.

March 25, 2024

An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers

Four people were killed, and several others were wounded, by an 'improvised explosive device' planted at a hotel in Mandera, Kenya on Monday.

March 25, 2024

Charges pursued against South African parliamentary speaker allegedly bribed with $135K, wig

South African prosecutors announced Monday their intent to charge embattled Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with corruption.

March 25, 2024

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

137 Nigerian students, many of whom are younger than 10 years old, were rescued Sunday by the military after being abducted by motorcycle-riding gunmen more than two weeks ago.

March 25, 2024

Former Senegal prime minister concedes presidential election to opposition candidate

Amadou Ba, a former Senegalese prime minister, conceded defeat in the presidential election to opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye on Monday.

March 22, 2024

A Moroccan town protests water management plans

Leaders met with residents in eastern Morocco this week to discuss a water management plan set to take effect this year; residents have protested for months in fear of the policy changes.